Hsinchu Station

Hsinchu 新竹
Hsinchu Station's historic station front
Location	No. 445, Chunghua Rd. Section 2 East, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Operated by	Taiwan Railway Administration
Line(s)	West Coast (115)      Neiwan Line (115)
Distance	106.4 km from Keelung
Platforms	2 Island platforms, 1 side platform
Construction
Structure type	Surface
Other information
Classification	一等(1st) (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened	October 30, 1893 (original) March 31, 1913 (present building)
Traffic
Passengers	43,132 daily (2014)

Hsinchu Station (Chinese: 新竹車站; pinyin: Xīnzhú Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line and the Neiwan Line. It is located in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. Hsinchu Station is a major station on the Western Line and the western terminus of the Neiwan Line.

There are two island platforms and one side platform, as well as the historic fourth-generation European-style station building which opened in 1913, during Japanese rule.

Except Tzu-Chiang Limited Express southbound 133, 143, northbound 138, and some Taroko Expresses, all other trains stop at Hsinchu Station. It is also the main destination of commuter local trains in Northern Taiwan. Neiwan Line trains travel from this station to Neiwan Station. Connection to the THSR Hsinchu Station is available through Liujia Line (which branches off from the Neiwan Line's Zhuzhong Station).

Hsinchu Station has "sister station" agreements with Grand Central Terminal in USA since August 2013 and with Tokyo Station in Japan since February 2015.

Coordinates: 24°48′7.38″N 120°58′18.54″E / 24.8020500°N 120.9718167°E / 24.8020500; 120.9718167